Nearly half a million people, including Police Commissioner Bill Bratton, loved a social media video on Zane, a German Shepherd from the NYPD's K9 unit — but now an officer has been disciplined for using a drone to record part of the video.

Last week the NYPD revealed on its Facebook page a two-minute video, "A Day In The Life Of K9 Zane."

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The video shows the dog patrolling Grand Central Terminal, sniffing flower beds in Union Square and sitting still so a little girl can pet him — all captured on his Go Pro camera.

The video ends with Zane and his cop handler walking through Times Square, their stroll captured by a drone as it ascends into the sky.

Since the video went online, more than 455,000 people have liked it on Facebook, and police officials, including Bratton, have posted it on Twitter.

More than 455,000 people have liked the video since it appeared on Facebook, and police officials, including Commissioner Bill Bratton, have posted it on Twitter. (NYPD)

"This is how the NYPD protects NYC," Bratton tweeted. "A behind the scenes @GoPro look using what we like to call the #ZaneCam."

Soon after, however, police officials realized a drone privately owned by an officer was used to film part of the video.

The officer was then issued a command discipline, according to Deputy Commissioner Stephen Davis, the NYPD's top spokesman. Such punishment usually results in the loss of a handful of vacation days.

"An unmanned aerial vehicle, not owned by the New York City Police Department, was used in capturing a brief amount of footage in Times Square recently," Davis said.

A Day in the Life of K9 Zane (NYPD)

"The department does not own or use unmanned aerial vehicles in any capacity."

As of Thursday, Zane's video remained online.

Bratton has raised the possibility the NYPD would use drones to fight crimes, but as of now its only involvement with drones involves taking law enforcement action — such as the arrest of two men flying one too close to the Brooklyn Bridge and, more recently, the bust of a Jersey City man after he crashed a drone into the Empire State Building.

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"The department, along with the FDNY, is reviewing the feasibility of using unmanned aerial vehicles for joint search and rescue operations," David said.